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Washington Redskins
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The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Redskins compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference East division. The Redskins have played more than 1,000 games since 1932, the Redskins have won five NFL Championships. The franchise has captured 14 NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships, the Redskins were the first team in the NFL with an official marching band, and also the first team to have a fight song, Hail to the Redskins. The team began play as the Boston Braves in 1932, based in Boston, before relocating to Washington, the Redskins won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. They also played in, and lost, the 1936,1940,1943 and they have made 24 postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 23–18. All of the Redskins league titles were attained during two 10-year spans, from 1936 to 1945, the Redskins went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them. The second period lasted between 1982 and 1991 where the Redskins appeared in the seven times, captured four Conference titles. The Redskins have also experienced failure in their history, the most notable period of general failure was from 1946 to 1970, during which the Redskins posted only four winning seasons and did not have a single postseason appearance. During this period, the Redskins went without a winning season during the years 1956–1968. In 1961, the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–12–1 showing, since 1992, the Redskins have only won the NFC East three times, made five postseason appearances, and had nine seasons with a winning record.85 billion. They also set the NFL record for attendance in 2007. The team name and logo have been the subject of controversy, with lawsuits being filed by Native American groups who consider the team name, polls conducted in the 2010s have shown a lack of major support among fans for a name change. The team originated as the Boston Braves, based in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1932, at the time the team played in Braves Field, home of the Boston Braves baseball team. The following year the club moved to Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, to round out the change, Marshall hired William Lone Star Dietz, who was part Sioux, as the teams head coach. However, Boston wasnt much of a town at the time. The Redskins relocated to Washington, D. C. in 1937, in their early years in Washington, the Redskins shared Griffith Stadium with the Washington Senators baseball team. The Redskins played and won their first game in Washington, D. C. on September 16,1937, on December 5,1937, they earned their first division title in Washington against the Giants, 49–14, for the Eastern Championship

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1997 NFL Draft
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The 1997 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, the draft was held April 19–20,1997, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the draft that year. This draft was notable for its high-profile offensive linemen, the first overall selection was Orlando Pace, who has appeared in seven consecutive Pro Bowls from 2000 to 2006. Tarik Glenn was selected 19th overall and has been named to three Pro Bowls as well. Arguably the best of the bunch, Walter Jones, who made nine Pro Bowls, was a seven time All-Pro, others include Chris Naeole, Dan Neil, Ryan Tucker, Jeff Mitchell, Mike Flynn, and Joe Andruzzi. The 97 Draft is also known for its running backs. Warrick Dunn was drafted 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, corey Dillon, Tiki Barber, Antowain Smith, Priest Holmes, and Duce Staley all enjoyed productive seasons in the NFL. This draft is well known for its undrafted Pro Bowl players. Jake Delhomme, Holmes, Pat Williams, and four others made Pro-Bowl trips at some point in their careers, Walter Jones, offensive tackle from Florida State University taken 1st round 6th overall by the Seattle Seahawks. Inducted, Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014, Orlando Pace, offensive tackle from Ohio State University taken 1st round 1st overall by the St. Louis Rams. inducted, Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016. Jason Taylor, defensive end from University of Akron taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the Miami Dolphins, inducted, Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017. NFL. com –1997 Draft databaseFootball. com –1997 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Derek Smith (linebacker)
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Derek Mecham Smith is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State, Smith also played for the San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins. At Arizona State University, Smith was good friends with Pat Tillman and was a teammate to Jake Plummer, Smith played for the Redskins for four years from 1997 to 2000. Smith then signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2001 and he played with the team through 2007 before being waived on February 19,2008. On February 24,2008, the Chargers signed Smith to a two-year contract and he was released ten weeks into the regular season on November 12 after running back Michael Bennett was claimed off waivers. Smith was signed by the Miami Dolphins on December 22,2008

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Washington Redskins draft history
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This is a list of the Washington Redskins NFL Draft selections. The Washington Redskins franchise was founded as the Boston Braves, named after the baseball franchise. The team changed their name to the Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington, teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous seasons record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl, the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a teams actual draft pick to differ from their draft pick. The Boston Redskins were one of the nine original franchises that participated in the 1936 NFL Draft, the first player ever selected in the draft, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, chose not to play professional football. Riley Smith, taken second overall by the Redskins, holds the distinction of being the first drafted player to play in the NFL, the Redskins also hold the distinction of being the only team to draft the same player in two different drafts, Cal Rossi. For each player selected in the Supplemental Draft, the team forfeited its pick in that round in the draft of the following season, the following schools have had multiple players selected by the Washington Redskins since the 1936 NFL Draft through the 2013 NFL Draft. This does not include the 1950 AAFC Dispersal Draft and the Supplemental Drafts, a The Washington Redskins chose Cal Rossi with the ninth overall pick in the 1946 NFL Draft. However, Rossi was a junior and not eligible to be drafted and they chose him again in the 1947 NFL Draft, but he never intended to play football professionally. This means that the Redskins have used 14 picks on UCLA players, B On January 19,1967, the Board of Trustees voted to end George Washingtons football program. Poor game attendance and the expense of the program contributed to the decision, additionally, Maryland and Virginia were nationally competitive teams that drew potential spectators away from GW. C The university is now known as the University of North Texas, D At the conclusion of the 1992 season, the Santa Clara football program was discontinued, due to new NCAA regulations which mandated all sports be played at the same level at each university. Santa Clara had fielded all Division I teams with the exception of the Division II football team, E On November 30,1964, it was announced that the University of Detroit Mercy would discontinue its football program, due in part to increased expenses and poor attendance. F The university is now known as the University of Memphis, G The university is now known as Loyola Marymount University. The football program was discontinued after the 1973 season, H The University of the Pacifics Board of Regents voted to eliminate the football program following the 1995 season, due to the high costs of the team and shrinking attendance. I On January 3,1961 the University of Scranton discontinued its football program, the program had been losing money for more than a decade primarily due to poor attendance at the games. J The university is now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, K Boston University terminated their Division I-AA football program on Homecoming Weekend 1997 during a one-win season in the Atlantic 10

Washington Redskins
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The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Redskins compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference East division. The Redskins have played more than 1,000 games since 1932, the Redskins have won five NFL Championships. The franchise has ca

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Max Krause was a running back for the Redskins from 1937 to 1940.

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Richard Nixon meeting with the Redskins, November 23, 1971.

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Joe Theismann at Washington training camp in 1983.

1997 NFL Draft
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The 1997 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, the draft was held April 19–20,1997, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the draft

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1997 NFL draft

Derek Smith (linebacker)
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Derek Mecham Smith is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State, Smith also played for the San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins. At Arizona State University, Smith wa

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Derek Smith

Washington Redskins draft history
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This is a list of the Washington Redskins NFL Draft selections. The Washington Redskins franchise was founded as the Boston Braves, named after the baseball franchise. The team changed their name to the Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington, teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous seasons record, with the worst record picking fir

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FedExField has been the home of the Redskins since 1997.

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Mark May was drafted in the first round of the 1981 Draft.

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Darrell Green, a first-round draft pick in 1983, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.